The Light of Asia
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The Light of Asia is a 1925 silent film adaptation of Edwin Arnold’s poem about the life of the Buddha, co-directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai and notable as an early Indo-European cinematic collaboration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Light of Asia canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Prem Sanyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Light of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Edwin Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Josef Wirsching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProductionBetween | Indian filmmakers and German filmmakers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| director |
Franz Osten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himansu Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | UFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ religious film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | silent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Indo-European cinematic collaboration
ⓘ
one of the earliest international co-productions involving Indian cinema ⓘ |
| portrays | life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| producer | Himansu Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Great Eastern Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| soundFilm | false ⓘ |
| subject | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguageOfAlternateTitle | Hindi ⓘ |
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